; * Policy.Template
; *
; * This policy is meant to show the full syntax of the policies file using
; * a complex example.
; *
; * Comments are provided for extra information about each parameter.
; * For complete details concerning each parameter, see the Users Guide.
; * Though this is a legal policies file, you will need to edit it for your hardware.
; Policy name
; Description: Labels the start of a policy, and gives the policy a name.
; Syntax: [Policy.<name>], where:
; <name> is any combination of letters, numbers, underscores, dashes, or dots ('.').
; Notes: You may have multiple policies in a single policies file (up to 50).
[Policy.Template]
; AppliesTo.[n]
; Description: Tells when to use this policy.
; Syntax: AppliesTo.[n] = <parameter_list>, where:
; [n] is a number (1-12).
; <parameter_list> is a list of hardware parameters describing when to use this
; policy, or the keyword ALL. Valid hardware parameters are:
; -- t:<controller_name>
; -- m:<machine_type>
; -- s:<machine_serial_number>
; -- c:<controller_number> (scan order relative to other RAID adapters)
; -- d:<number_of_drives_attached>
; Notes: This is the only required parameter for each policy.
; AppliesTo.1 will cause this policy to configure any ServeRAID-6M adapter with 15 drives attached.
AppliesTo.1 = t:ServeRAID-6M,d:15
; AppliesTo.2 will cause this policy to configure any controller on a system with machine type 8870,
; serial number 56H3896, and controller scan order 3.
AppliesTo.2 = m:8870,s:56H3896,c:3
; The following lists the names of the remaining RAID controllers
;AppliesTo.1 = t:ServeRAID-4H
;AppliesTo.1 = t:ServeRAID-4Mx
;AppliesTo.1 = t:ServeRAID-4Lx
;AppliesTo.1 = t:ServeRAID-5i
;AppliesTo.1 = t:ServeRAID-6i
;AppliesTo.1 = t:ServeRAID-6M
;AppliesTo.1 = t:ServeRAID-7k
;AppliesTo.1 = t:ServeRAID-7t
;AppliesTo.1 = t:ServeRAID-7e-SATA
;AppliesTo.1 = t:ServeRAID-7e-SCSI
;AppliesTo.1 = t:ServeRAID-8i
;AppliesTo.1 = t:ServeRAID-8k
;AppliesTo.1 = t:ServeRAID-8k-l
;AppliesTo.1 = t:LSI-SCSI-RAID
;AppliesTo.1 = t:LSI-IDeal-RAID
;AppliesTo.1 = t:LSI-SAS-RAID
;AppliesTo.1 = t:LSI-MegaRAID
;AppliesTo.1 = ALL
; RebuildRate
; Description: (Advanced users) Sets the controller rebuild rate.
; Syntax: RebuildRate = HIGH, MEDIUM, or LOW.
; Notes: Not supported on some controllers.
RebuildRate = HIGH
; StripeSize
; Description: (Advanced users) Sets the controller stripe size.
; Syntax: StripeSize = 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, or 4096
; Notes: Has no effect on some RAID levels, and not all stripe sizes are supported on all controllers.
StripeSize = 32
; ReadAhead
; Description: (Advanced users) Sets the read-ahead caching mode for the controller.
; Syntax: ReadAhead = ON, OFF, or ADAPTIVE
; Notes: Not supported on some controllers, and not all modes are supported on all controllers.
ReadAhead = ON
; Init
; Description: (Advanced users) Sets Array initialization method for the controller.
; Syntax: Init = BUILD or QUICK
; Notes: Not supported on some controllers.
Init = QUICK
; Array_Mode
; Description: Sets the mode to use when creating arrays.
; Syntax: Array_Mode = AUTO or CUSTOM
; Notes: AUTO mode (default) automatically chooses the drives to place in each array.
; CUSTOM mode requires you to specify each drive to place in each array.
Array_Mode = CUSTOM
; Array_Defaults
; Description: Allows you to adjust the AUTO Array_Mode.
; Syntax: Array_Defaults = <variance>:<hotspares>, where:
; <variance> is 0% (default), 5%, 10%, or 100%.
; <hotspares> is the number of hot-spare drives to create.
; Notes: Only valid if Array_Mode is set to AUTO.
;Array_Defaults = 0%:1
; Array.[letter]
; Description: Lists the drives to include in each array.
; Syntax: Array.[letter] = <drive_list>, where:
; [letter] is the array letter (A-H).
; <drive_list> is the list of drives to include in the array.
; May be listed by numerical order, by Channel/Target ID and SCSI/Bus num,
; or by using the keyword ALL to indicate all remaining drives should be used.
; Notes: Only valid if Array_Mode is set to CUSTOM.
Array.A = 1,2
Array.B = 3,4,5,6
Array.C = ALL
;Array.A = 1:0,1:1
;Array.B = 1:2,1:3,1:4,1:5
;Array.C = ALL
; Hotspares
; Description: Lists the drives to designate as hot-spare drives.
; Syntax: Hotspares = <drive_list>, where:
; <drive_list> is the list of drives to designate as hot-spare drives.
; Drives may be listed by numerical order, by Channel/Target ID and SCSI/Bus num,
; or using the keyword ALL to indicate all remaining drives should be used.
Hotspares = 11,12
;Hotspares = 1:11,1:12
; Logical_Mode
; Description: Sets the mode to use when creating logical drives.
; Syntax: Logical_Mode = AUTO or CUSTOM
; Notes: AUTO mode (default) automatically chooses how logical drives are created on each array.
; CUSTOM mode requires you to specify how each logical drive is created on each array.
Logical_Mode = AUTO
; Logical_Defaults
; Description: Allows you to adjust the AUTO Logical_Mode.
; Syntax: Logical_Defaults = <size>:<RAID_level>:<write-cache_mode>, where:
; <size> is drive size in MB, or the keyword FILL.
; <RAID_level> is the RAID level for the logical drive (AUTO, 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5E, 5EE, etc.)
; <write-cache_mode> (optional, Advanced users) is ON, OFF, or AUTO.
; Notes: Only valid if Logical_Mode is set to AUTO.
; You can simply omit <write-cache_mode> if you want to take the controller default value.
;Logical_Defaults = 4096:0
; Logical.[n]
; Description: Lists the parameters for the logical drives to create using
; Syntax: Logical.[n] = <array_letter>:<size>:<RAID_level>:<write-cache_mode>
; <array_letter> is the letter of the array where the logical drive should be created (A-H).
; <size> is drive size in MB, or the keyword FILL.
; <RAID_level> is the RAID level for the logical drive (AUTO, 0, 1, 1E, 5, 5E, 5EE, etc.)
; <write-cache_mode> (optional, Advanced users) is ON, OFF, or AUTO.
; Notes: Only valid if Logical_Mode is set to CUSTOM.
; You can simply omit <write-cache_mode> if you want to take the controller default value.
; Each array must contain at least on logical drive.
Logical.1 = A:FILL:1:ON
Logical.2 = B:FILL:5
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